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While active burial sites, Laurel Hill is also an arboretum that provides public green space for recreation and education.

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Event Category: History

Military Heroes of the Campaigns of the West

Saturday, August 15, 2026 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Laurel Hill East tour

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Pedaling the Past - Who's on the Bike Trail

Pedaling the Past: Who's on the Bike Route?

Sunday, August 16, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Laurel Hill West tour (Accessible)

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, August 21, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

General history tour of Laurel Hill East

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, August 22, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

General history tour of Laurel Hill West

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Robert Ralston Stewart

Mesmerizing Monuments: A Tribute to the Nontraditional

Sunday, August 23, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East tour

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Virtual Wednesday: Laurel Hill West

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Philadelphia Cemeteries that Mark Our Nation's 250th Birthday

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Laurel Hill West

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Patent Medicines: I Have a Cure for That

Saturday, September 5, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Friday, September 11, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, September 12, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Philadelphia Institutions: Built by Philanthropy

Saturday, September 12, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Designing for the Dead: Art & Architecture

Sunday, September 13, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Heavenly Intonations: Laurel Hill's Musical Legacy

Sunday, September 13, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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MEMBERS ONLY: World's Fairs and the Face of Philadelphia
An Illustrated Lecture by Thomas H. Keels

Thursday, September 17, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Laurel Hill West

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Nature's Sanctuary at Laurel Hill West

Autumn Abundance in Nature's Sanctuary, a Horticulture Tour

Saturday, September 19, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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Pints & Plots: Brew Masters

Saturday, September 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Laurel Hill West & East

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, September 25, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill East

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Talking with the Dead: Spirits & Spiritualists

Saturday, October 3, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Fateful Departures: When Death Comes in Twos

Sunday, October 4, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill West

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Virtual Wednesday: Egyptomania at Laurel Hill East

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Friday, October 9, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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True Tales from the Tombs

Saturday, October 10, 2026 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, October 10, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill East

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Darkly Departed

Sunday, October 11, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill West

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Dearly, Yet Oddly Departed

Saturday, October 17, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, October 23, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill East

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Soul Crawl

Saturday, October 24, 2026 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, October 24, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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Sinners & Scandals: the Seamy Side of Laurel Hill

Sunday, October 25, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Soul Crawl

Saturday, October 31, 2026 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe Connections

Saturday, October 31, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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A Tour for Tiny Taphs (Youth Focused)

Sunday, November 1, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Virtual Wednesday: Sweet Souls - Confectioners at Laurel Hill West

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Famous Army, Navy, & Marine Corps Veterans of Laurel Hill West

Saturday, November 7, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill West

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Friday, November 13, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, November 14, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill East

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Call in the Cavalry: First City Troop

Sunday, November 15, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Medical Meanderings

Saturday, November 21, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill West

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In Their Own Words

Sunday, November 22, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, November 27, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill East

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, November 28, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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Thomas Jefferson's Friends & Foes

Sunday, November 29, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Virtual Wednesday: Laurel Hill East

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Laurel Hill Goes to the Movies

Saturday, December 5, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Friday, December 11, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, December 12, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill East

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A Merry Laurel Hill Christmas

Sunday, December 20, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, December 26, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Laurel Hill East

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, December 26, 2026 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Laurel Hill West

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